Familiar Face Kate Medicus Special Collections Cataloger Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Catalog materials in a wide variety of formats and subject areas to provide increased visibility of and improved access to Kent State’s significant research collections. Provide reference services to on- and off-site researchers. Create exhibitions and written pieces to highlight the holdings of Special Collections and Archives. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: April 1993 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Cleveland Museum of ...

The School of Communication Studies honors successful alumni at its Centennial Awards at Homecoming.

The School of Communication Studies at Kent State University honored three outstanding alumni for their commitment and contribution to the field of communication studies. Faculty, staff, students, alumni and guests attended the celebration on Friday, Sept. 30, as part of Kent State University’s 2016 Homecoming. The individuals recognized at the celebration include: •    Elizabeth M. Perse, Ph.D. '87, is this year’s recipient of The Centennial Award, the school’s highest honor. This award honors an individual associated with the school who is nationally or internationally r...

New Face Bobby Brown Compliance Investigator Office of Compliance and Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Investigate Title VII and Title IX complaints at Kent State University WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: December 2015 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Central Georgia Technical College – I was the department chair for the Criminal Justice program and a faculty member.  LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Kent State University is a friendly working environment. ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN E...

The Board of Trustees on May 11, 2016, approved the operating budget for FY 2017. Recognizing the important role our employees play in advancing the goals and objectives outlined in the Strategic Roadmap, the budget includes a 2-percent funding increase for salaries of classified and unclassified employees not represented by a union. This increase will be an across-the-board increase in pay and will become effective on Sept. 1 for eligible employees. The Division of Human Resources has provided the following noteworthy dates as the salary increases are applied: Classified Employee Pay Incre...

Bring your bike from home or check out a bike through the Flashfleet bike share program at one of eight locations around campus. Join Chris John from the Department of Recreational Services on Thursday, Aug. 11, at noon for a 30- to 40-minute ride on the Kent Campus, as well as the surrounding community. Flashfleet locations include the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, Eastway Center, Van Campen Hall, Tri-Towers, Terrace Hall, Stopher-Johnson, the Kent Student Center and PARTA in downtown Kent.  *Registration in the Flashfleet bike share programs required for use of Fl...

In collaboration with the Division of Information Services, the Human Resources Compensation team is completing a project to update the university’s job description website. The Human Resources and Information Services project team completed development on this project in less than two months, using the Agile project methodology. The new website application has incorporated several new features for departments, individual employees and other casual users of the website. These features include: Each job description will display its pay grade and pay range. Summary job informatio...

Kent State University’s holiday shutdown for 2016 will begin Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. In addition, the university will close Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, through Monday, Jan. 2, 2017. All offices will re-open on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. Pay Dates: The semi-monthly and bi-weekly pays will both occur on Dec. 22, 2016. The January 2017 pays will occur on the following dates: Bi-weekly, Jan. 6 and Jan. 20, 2017 Semi-weekly, Jan. 13 and Jan. 31, 2017 ...

Salem’s Rad Tech Program Reaccredited with Zero Citations

The associate of applied science degree program in radiologic technology on the Kent State Salem Campus recently received continued accreditation status from the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology for a period of eight years. The national accreditation body awarded the Kent State Salem program the highest level possible, with the program meeting all 53 standards and no citations when reviewed earlier this year by a site visit team from the JRCERT. While on campus, the JRCERT site-visit team met with administrators, clinical personnel, program faculty, student serv...

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